Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depressive symptoms among nurses exposed to workplace violence: a person-centered approach

Cognitive strategies are preferred among nurses who have limited opportunities in the workplace to use behavioral strategies to cope with negative life events. To explore whether different cognitive emotion regulation profiles could be distinguished in nurses exposed to workplace violence, and to in...

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Published in:Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) England), 2021-07, Vol.30 (4), p.541-548
Main Authors: Shi, Cong-rong, Ma, Han-qiao, Huang, Chao, Zhang, Man-hua, Ren, Zhi-hong
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chinese nurse
cognitive emotion regulation
Cognitive strategies
depression
Emotional regulation
Latent profile analysis
Mental depression
Negative events
Negative life events
Nurses
Skill development
Workplace violence
Workplaces
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Summary:Cognitive strategies are preferred among nurses who have limited opportunities in the workplace to use behavioral strategies to cope with negative life events. To explore whether different cognitive emotion regulation profiles could be distinguished in nurses exposed to workplace violence, and to investigate whether such profiles had differential associations with depressive symptoms. An online survey was conducted among nurses exposed to workplace violence (N = 399). Latent profile analysis was performed to identify discrete profiles based on the use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies. The Bolck, Croon, and Hagenaars method was applied to compare the latent profiles on the depressive symptoms. Seven latent profiles were identified: Low Regulators, Medium Regulators, High Regulators, Intensely Adaptive Regulators, Moderately Adaptive Regulators, Intensely Maladaptive Regulators, and Moderately Maladaptive Regulators. High Regulators had the highest level of depressive symptoms. Although using less adaptive strategies, Low Regulators did not report significantly more depressive symptoms than Medium Regulators, Intensely Maladaptive and Moderately Maladaptive Regulators. The adaptability of cognitive emotion regulation strategies depends on the conjunction of different strategies one person has at his disposal. Cognitive emotion regulation skill training should focus on flexible implementation of strategies and decreasing use of maladaptive strategies.
ISSN:0963-8237
1360-0567
DOI:10.1080/09638237.2020.1818707